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What I learned about suspended Spokane editor Rob Curley when I reported on him years ago
1+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 You may have seen the disturbing news that Rob Curley, executive editor of The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, has been placed on administrative leave. Please support this…...
A hoped-for deal between NJ Spotlight News and Montclair State comes to fruition
1+ week, 3+ day ago (323+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 At the time, it seemed likely that Spotlight would wind up at Montclair State as well, but the details had not been worked out. Finally, last Friday,…...
Globe editor Brian McGrory announces a wide-ranging reorganization and a ‘less dense’ website
1+ week, 3+ day ago (848+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory is making some big changes in the newsroom, according to a memo to the staff that a trusted source forwarded to me…...
No news for you: Why is it so hard to buy a paper to read on the plane? – Media Nation
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (206+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 We got back from Chicago on Saturday after a great vacation with Barbara’s sister, Mary, and her husband, Eric. I’ll have more to say, especially about our…...
Talking about local news, media habits and AI on the Mass. Municipal Association’s podcast, ‘The 351’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (128+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 I had a chance to talk about the state of local news in Massachusetts on “The 351” podcast, joined by my fellow Northeastern j-school alum Karen Bordeleau, executive…...
How Bill Siroty, who died Sunday at 75, helped usher in the age of political blogging – Media Nation
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1687+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 Bill Siroty, a New Hampshire political activist who died Sunday at 75, was one of the original political bloggers. I profiled him for The Boston Phoenix in November…...
Three for Friday: Trump and the Times, Mass. public records and journalism cuts at UMass Dartmouth
4+ week, 2+ day ago (264+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 I’m heading out for a family wedding in a little while, but the media news keeps coming. Here are three stories you should be aware of. 📰 Trump…...
Editorials aren’t the only way for local news outlets to engage with their communities
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (412+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 Ken Paulson, the former editor-in-chief of USA Today, has written a lament for the decline of newspaper editorials. Now the director of the Free Speech Center at…...
On the new ‘Beat the Press,’ we take on Trump’s subpoenas of New York Times journalists
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (206+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 On the latest edition of “Beat the Press with Emily Rooney,” we take a look at the Trump regime’s decision to subpoena New York Times journalists in…...
Talking about local news with ‘The Codcast,’ CommonWealth Beacon’s video podcast
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (200+ words) By Dan Kennedy • Tracking the future of local news and other passions since 2005 I had an opportunity to take part recently in “The Codcast,” a video podcast that’s part of CommonWealth Beacon. The other panelists were Sophie Culpepper, who covers…...